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Re: I'm afraid Stephenson is going to get cut

It'll be awesome though, if he adds a 3 point shot the next couple of years. In the regular season, if he gets minutes, teams will start playing off of him and it will become pretty apparent how valuable that will be for him. These nooks and crannies he exploits in summer league aren't there in November as much without that threat.

Re: I'm afraid Stephenson is going to get cut

He can shoot the three. I'm over fifty years old and I could shoot the three for JOB.
Making them is another issue all together.
In JOB's system shooting the 3 just spreads the floor for fast break opportunities for the other team.

Larry Bird should play for the Pacers. He can still hit the 3 and play at least as good defense as Murphy. Just spot him up, run around for 5 seconds, pass him the ball and away we go.

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Re: I'm afraid Stephenson is going to get cut

Lance Stephenson can shoot the 3pt (and will get even better over the next two years) but that's not what OBIE wants from his PG. He wants Lance to score at the rim on transition if it's available or dish it out to our 3pt shooters if it's not. Unfortunately, McBrick (a.k.a. McBob) still can't shoot a lick and Paul George is falling in love with his 3pt shot and dribbles way too much. But again, I'm sure that's what Obie wants him to do.....shoot the 3pt shot or break down your man and score with the mid-range shot. Not sure I understand Obie's offensive philosophy. McBrick should be working on his footwork to score inside and build some more muscle on his deltoids, biceps, and triceps so he can bang some more. He's blessed with quick feet and a natural aggressive nature. I can see him being even more effective than Hans on the inside because he's taller and longer than Hans but he doesn't weight train enough as Hans is reportedly doing right now for next season.

Re: I'm afraid Stephenson is going to get cut

Lance Stephenson can shoot the 3pt (and will get even better over the next two years) but that's not what OBIE wants from his PG. He wants Lance to score at the rim on transition if it's available or dish it out to our 3pt shooters if it's not. Unfortunately, McBrick (a.k.a. McBob) still can't shoot a lick and Paul George is falling in love with his 3pt shot and he dribbles too much. But, I'm sure that's what Obie wants him to do.....shoot the 3pt shot or break down your man and score with the mid-range shot. Not sure I understand Obie's offensive philosophy. McBrick should be working on his footwork to score inside and build some more muscle on his deltoids, biceps, and triceps so he can bang so more. He's blessed with quick feet and a natural aggressive nature. I can see him being even more effective than Hans on the inside because he's taller and longer than Hans but he doesn't work his body as Hans is reportedly doing right now for next season.

Are you kidding me.

Obie wants his PG to be able to shoot threes. He wants everyone to shoot threes.

Re: I'm afraid Stephenson is going to get cut

It'll be awesome though, if he adds a 3 point shot the next couple of years. In the regular season, if he gets minutes, teams will start playing off of him and it will become pretty apparent how valuable that will be for him. These nooks and crannies he exploits in summer league aren't there in November as much without that threat.